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steal this blessing!
parshat toldot On a recent bike ride through the Negev I was told that the security wall in the West Bank and the new border fence in Sinai are disrupting the Bedouin’s way of life and robbing them of...
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choose someone else
parshat vayeshev “I know, I know. We are Your chosen people. But, once in a while, can’t You choose someone else?” [Tevye prior to deportation from Anatevka, Fiddler On the Roof] If nothing else, the...
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two states no apologies
parshat mishpatim Apologetics is the bastard child of biblical interpretation and is practiced primarily under duress. Apologetics is used, not to determine the meaning of the text but simply to...
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the compromised land
parshat matot Previously, when Moses is confronted with a difficult question requiring a pragmatic solution he lets God do the heavy lifting. As the Children of Israel stand on the cusp of the...
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gimme shelter
parshat massei Sanctuary: 1. A place of refuge, especially for political refugees 2. immunity from arrest The Concise Oxford Dictionary With the army of a victorious Henry VII bearing down on him, a...
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Isaac’s smile
Parshat Vayera In a previous post Divine Birthers I, I explore the concept of miraculous birth and resurrection in Judaism. It’s ironic that such a heavy discussion is raised by the birth and life of...
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Entitlement Reform – Chosen Children and People
The blessings and curses that come with choseness… An exploration of the meaning and development of The Chosen People in Genesis and in Rabbinic and Christian texts and traditions. If you like the...
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spring awakening
shabbat hagadol 1 Observe the Spring month and keep the Passover unto the LORD thy God; for in the Spring month the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night…. 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened...
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we are all settlers
Parshat Behar In the Middle East we spend a lot of time discussing borders, justifying land claims, reciting prior agreements and defining people as they relate to land… immigrants, refugees,...
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